LONDON, Ont., June 23, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A group of scientists at Canada's Robarts Research Institute in London, Ont. have discovered that adult stem cells from bone marrow can trigger regeneration of severely damaged organs including the pancreas. The process has been done only with mice so far.
“The bone marrow stem cells interacted with the pancreas and basically triggered the pancreas to regenerate on its own. … This is a completely unprecedented property of bone marrow stem cells,” says Dr. Mickie Bhatia, who directed the research. There is no reason to think it wouldn't work in humans, Bhatia added. “It certainly raises intriguing therapeutic possibilities.”
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